October 12th, 1961

October 12th, 1961, fell on a Thursday. Day 285 of 1961. Decade: 1960s.

58 years, 7 months and 26 days have passed since October 12th, 1961.

On This Date

Events that occurred on October 12th, 1961:

New Zealand abolishes the death penalty.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 12th, 1961:

United States: Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles

United Kingdom: Michael - Highwaymen

News Topics, Fads & Culture

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on October 12th, 1961.

John F. Kennedy.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1961.

1961 in movies.

Movies released in 1961 included West Side Story, The Guns of Navarone, El Cid, The Absent-Minded Professor, The Parent Trap, La Dolce Vita, Lover Come Back, King of Kings, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Splendor in the Grass, Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Hustler.

October 12th, 1984: The Brighton hotel bombing occurs when the Provisional IRA attempt to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

October 12th, 1998: American student Matthew Shepard passes away after being tortured and left to die in a field in Wyoming. The case receives widespread media attention as it is considered by many to be a hate crime

October 12th, 2000: A suicide attack is launched against the USS Cole. 17 people are killed

October 12th, 2002: 202 people are killed on the Indonesian island of Bali when an Islamist group detonates three bombs in the tourist district of Kuta.

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about October 12th, 1961.

21,423 days have passed since this date.

1,850,947,200 seconds have passed since the October 12th, 1961.

If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 2,159,438,400 times.

Since October 12th, 1961, earth has travelled approximately 955,088,755,200 miles through space.

If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 308,491,200 times.

If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 159,181,459 steps. That's about 70,747 miles!

Since this date, 22,211,366 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!